Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-08-11

/ Aaron Williams, Of Bellelontr, was
/ chosen Chairman of the Democratic ic
/ County Committee for the year
/ l>>S, beginning with the first day in
/ January next.
The lo owing set of resolutions was
read and adopted
! The democracy of Ccntrc county IN couycu-
! tinn assembled, believing that the best inter
/ cStS OF the people OF thcCummuuwcalth oticm'
SNiVania are the safest In control ut the party
| which springs fresh from the hearts If The
| great masses and knowing the Democratic
/ party and It's principles have always stood rs
great hulwarli between the rights of the people
aud the agglcsNionS of corporate and munnpo
! lsttc forces, hereby rc-ahirm our entire conn
dSncc IN great principles, Ills mon, and IT'S meas
urcs. Therefore bc II
! Resolved ! That m the admi AStratOn of
| Grover Cleveland We have ntting eNcmphr uI
| the principles and aims that have made our
! party Il living vital force IA the affair, of tho
nation, and have preserved to the people thai
measure ot onlctalhonor and Integrity which
| has made them great among the nations at the
| earth.
| 2ud. That we hcrchN rc-ailirm our belief l..
| the doctrius al the National Democratic plat
| form rs adopted AT Chicago ANA an which III"
| gallant ho>tN ulllCmuCraCy mafChCd 10 victory.
Srd. THAI We view with alarm the al;i;r, NS,unS
| ot organized capital aud labor au the rights al
| the people nl rcnnSNNinh. that Ne hold the
Republican party rc>phnNihlo for The haNc
| trick 10y which the people We're dvIraUdrd uui
of a milou al dollars of revenue that corpora,
lions might escape their iIir share oI TIE bur
deus of taxation.
ith. That inc refusal of Governor Beaver to
recall the late legislature for the purpoSe of
passing revenue hill is gross outrage on The
tax payers oi the state; and one which should
be Httnsy rebukcd by the defeat of the Ec-
publican panty NJ the polls tins Ian
ith. That we demand oI our delegates Ia the
coming stale convention that ihCN support Hu
man for the high position uI the Supreme
JudgcShip who Is IN any wise idrnlihcd with
corporations.
Gth. That the KEY stone Gazette, I'm It's out
rlGCouS assaults upon the present Shcrln aud
Commissioners at our County has been guilty
al willful and malicious lying and by It's ma
llgnity and faSincaton rendered itself unwor-
thy the respect of good citizens of any political
faith; and that we hereby endorse and approve
Of the official conduct OF these, and the other
officers of the county.
7th. That We pledge 10 the ticket this day
nominated our earnest and enthusiastic sup
port
WHEREAS. The manner OF nominating Con-
grcSSional, Senatorial and Judicial candidates
10y means of the conieree system which giNrS
10 each county that may be contained IN the
Congressional. senatorial or judicial district
regardless Of the number ot Democratic votes
east by each county, equal representations IN
the said conference IS injurious, unwi>c, foreign
10 our system of representative government,
aud has proven a great injury To the peace and
harmony of our party IN every part OF our
state, is 4 fruitful source oI fractional fights
ana continually breeds diScord IN our ranks,
therefore IL Is hereby
Resolved. That We hereby call upon the
Democratic State Convention which meets at
Allentown on the Slst day of August next 10 n
dopt uniform system of making CongtvSSiun-
al, Senatorial ana Judicial nominations in dis
trictS composed OF more than one county
whereby the democracy oi each county shall Ice
represented 10y idecgatcS In proportion L.
the number OF Democratic votes caSI, and that
delegates 10 the said Judicial, congressional
and senatorial convention shall he elected di.
rect by the people, and relieve the democracy
of the state from The curse OF the conIeree
system.
The convention then on mot ion ad-
iourned SiHC die
Fruit jars, all sizes, at Stover'S
grocery. Sold cheap.
FoR SALE.-The property Of John
SwartZ, Sr., late of Millheim, deceased.
situate on North street, is Offered FOR
sale. Apply to or address
q. W. SwARTZ. Executor,
LewiStown, Pa.
MIR. ard Mrs. Geo. w. Iolloway,of
Burbank, Ohio, are in town on visit
to their many relatives. Mr.. Holloway
gave this Office pleasant call. lie eX-
poets TO remain in this section several
weeks.
We are reliably informed that Rev.
Lenhart, of the ReberSburg Charge con-
templates resigning, on account OF i'll
health. The members of that charge
no doubt very much regret To lose their
pastor.
&C. W. Albright Just finished an cle- |
CANT job. 1t is bran new buggy !
.,al. lie IL. II.
and Charley put the finishing touches
digger
The first Penna. Cavalry Reserve
Association will hold its second annual
reunion at Connelsyille, Fayette coun-
ty, October 18th and llth. EX-Goy. |
Curtin, Gov. Beaver and Gen. Gregg
will Ue there.
The Millheim Meat Market, under
the management Of l. G.. Gettig, con-
tinues TO do a thriving business. Ten
der steaks and good roasts are being
sold there, which makes their shops on
Main street popular.
John NJ. Rhoad, the mason on
North street, has been afflicted with
chronic diarrhoea for several weeks past,
which renders him quite an invalid and
units him for work. We hope John
will soon recover again.
Mr.. Jonathan Reigle, and wife, of
Curtin p. o.. Dduphin Co., were Wis
itors at J. II. b. Hartmau's, Penn
street, on Tuesday. Mr.. Reigle is re-
lated to the Writ connection in this
neighborhood whom he is visiting.
We have noticed this summer that
tlvnetts are not used rs much as for
merly. Why it is we don't know. |
Surely the flies are as plenty as ever,
Perhaps the owners of horses have lost |
all sympathy for their poor blutes.
Mr.. II. Pencil, and wife, of Sun
bury. Pa, are registered as gEests ut |
the Musser House, intending to spend |
several weeks IL town. Mr.. Pencil, |
several years ago, conducted billiard |
and pool room in Milheim, and is we'll |
known to many of our citizens.
"A row of new potatoes was stolen |
from Fred .Catherman's field recently. |
Californian says potatoes are 80 cents |
bushel and requests the thief to come
and pay for his "yittals." If he don't |
come he will let HIM have the potatoes |
for nothing. That's logic, for sure.
Miss Alice Ullich returned home |
from Mifilin county on last Thursday |
where she had been during the summer. |
The sickness of her sister, Mrs. Tom
linson, required that she assist her
mother in the domestic duties and Al |
ice has concluded to remain at home,
Our Rebersburg correspondent gives |
adetailed account OF a wholesale robbery |
in the naIrows between Sugar and Nit
tany Valleys. We understand that a
suspicious character has since been ar
rested in Brushvalley, who answers the |
description of the robber very closely.